While engaged in the very battle every paying dirt-track fan envies to see — the leaders in a back-and-forth slider-fest as the finish nears — Kyle Bronson knew exactly what the moment called for during his battle with Zack Mitchell in Saturday’s 53-lap Schaeffer’s Spring Nationals-sanctioned Jimmy Thomas Memorial at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City.

KNOXVILLE, Iowa — As Kyle Bronson stood in street clothes eyeballing his wrecked race car, he was asked again and again — by fans, fellow racers and media members — what had caused him to spectacularly flip out of second place late in Saturday’s 75-lap Knoxville Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals.

With this week's 29th running of the Dirt Late Model Dream approaching at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, we're ramping up our coverage of the $129,000-to-win event as the stage takes shape live on FloRacing. Below, we've ranked Eldora's top-10 active full-time drivers solely based on recent success at the World's Greatest Dirt Track.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series enters a brave new world when it kicks off the 2023 season Thursday at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Georgia. A new year will bring both new and familiar faces to the series this season.

SENOIA, Ga. — When Kyle Bronson outran Hampton, Ga.’s Ashton Winger to win the fourth heat and gain a starting spot on the outside front row of Friday’s Peach Bowl at Senoia Raceway, Bronson served notice that Winger, who won all five special events he entered at the 3/8-mile oval just 40 miles south of Atlanta this season, was indeed beatable. Bronson, of Brandon, Fla., backed it up in the feature.

Senoia Raceway is preparing to host the largest event in track history this weekend with the inaugural Peach State Classic. After sprinkling out entries on social media over the last week, event officials released the current entry list on Wednesday.

Brandon Overton stole the lion's share of the money (38 percent!) during Eldora Speedway's Double Dream weekend, but other drivers still left with some healthy earnings totals. Check out the full breakdown of feature purse earnings from June's lucrative weekend:

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Kyle Bronson's run during Thursday's Dream XXVII at Eldora Speedway was one of extremes. At times the Brandon, Fla., driver had the fastest car on the track and appeared to be destined to go to the front. At other times he struggled with poor restarts or got out of shape, dropping seemingly out of contention before fighting back again.

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 10) — Brandon Overton walked into Eldora Speedway’s infield media center, sat down on a chair in front of a logo-filled backdrop and smiled at his surroundings like a wide-eyed little kid.

By the time Friday’s Intercontinental Classic preliminary feature rolled around at Eldora Speedway, Kyle Strickler had plenty of reasons to be frustrated.